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Genealogy of the Condit Family 1678-1885
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[452.] HANNAH MARIA CONDIT (of Rev. Robert W.) married, Nov. 24, 1851, Rev. William Woodbridge Eddy, D. D., born at Penn Yan, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1825; died Jan. 26, 1900. He was a son of Rev. Chauncey and Julia W. Eddy, formerly of Penn Yan, N. Y. He graduated at Williams College in 1845, from the Union Theological Seminary in 1850, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Newark, N. J., in 1851. He was married the same year, and sailed for Syria Nov. 29, 1851. They arrived at Beirut Feb. 1, 1852, and were stationed at Aleppo until 1856, at Sidon from 1857 to 1878, and at Beirut from 1878 to the time of his death. Dr. Eddy was a faithful and successful worker in the Syrian Mission, and Mrs. Eddy was in full sympathy with her husband in his years of mission life, and, as far as her health permitted, aided him by the faithful discharge of home duties, and also in the more active labors incident
to her position. Under her fostering care, with the co-operation of faithful Christian teachers, the Sidon Female Seminary was established and carried forward until their removal to Beirut, when her daughter, Harriette M., succeeded to her labors at Sidon. Mrs. Eddy was a devoted mother, teaching and training her children from their earliest infancy, they having been deprived of all other educational advantages. She died April 19, 190
CHILDREN.
1137. ROBERT CONDIT, b. in Syria Feb. 1, 1853; d. July 9, 185
1138. WILLIAM KING, b. in Syria March 13, 1854; m., April 20, 188
Elizabeth M. Nelson; b. April 19, 1857. Rev. W. K. Ed
graduated at Princeton College in 1875, and from the Princeton
Seminary in 1878. He was ordained by the Westchest
Presbytery at Sing Sing, N. Y., in 1878, and return
Syria as a missionary of the Presbyterian Board of Missio
the same year. After twenty-eight years of faithful and loving
service, in which he was successful in winning the lo
of all classes, he died suddenly, Nov. 4, 1906. His wid
remained in Syria. They had Ruth M., 1886; Dora, 188
Condit N., 1890; Clarence F., 1894; William A., 189
Herbert H., 1900.
1139. HARRIETTE MOLLISON, b. Dec. 8, 1855; m., 1888, Frankl
Hoskins. She obtained her education in this country, a
returned to Syria in 1875, where she took charge of t
Female Seminary at Sidon. They are engaged in education
work in Syria. They have Jenneatte, 1889; Clara, 189
Harold, 1895.
1140. ROBERT CONDIT, second, b. April 22, 1858; m., June 29, 188
Cora Barker; b. March 31, 1860. He graduated from Princet
College in 1879, and from the medical department of t
University of Pennsylvania. He is a physician in N
Rochelle, N. Y. They had William W., 1889; Robert C., Jr
1891; Chauncey, 1894; d. 1895.
1141. MARY PIERSON, b. Sept. 1, 1864; unm.; at New Rochell
1142. JULIA WOODBRIDGE, b. June 29, 1872; unm.; at New Rochell
New York.
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